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Summary: Very good pointers
Review: This is a book of chess that will not be a classic. This is a book of chess that has good things to think about but it is not all-encompassing. When I started reading the book I saw an essay trying to prove John Watson's points were wrong and that's fine... But I haven't read Watson's book and it is very difficult to weigh the arguments... Instead, I would have preferred for the author to present his points of view on the dynamic nature of rules of chess (if those rules do exist...) and defend his point of view accordingly. The debate with Watson made the points that the author wanted to emphasize obscure... However, I rejoyced in gathering the good of the chapter and obtained good pointers...The strongest point of the book though is the presentation of Anderssons's games and the way he plays endings. That in itself paid for the book! I am not into endings but after reading the chapter in this book I started liking them... ergo, I improved... All in all, the book is fine and has a place in the personal library. However, it could have been written better for the benefit of the readers...
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Summary: Pure intense chess entertainment
Review: This is a very demanding book, but an extremely intersting one. It is comparable to Yermolinsky's The Road to Chess Improvement, except that Aagaard is not so much detailing his own career as describing what makes chess players great in general. He attempts a common-sense based refutation of Watson's "there are no rules" stuff, and this is entertaining. I mean, how many philosophical arguments are there in chess literature? Anyway, I highly recommend this one if you are interested in reading about chess, in addition to playing through many fine games and examples.
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Summary: Good Stuff
Review: To Hell with Sadler and his higher-rated-than-thou ilk. . . .I liked this book very much, and I even think it might help me play better. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The most usefull book ever written.......
Review: What can I say about this book ?? Well it could be the best book ever written for the struggling 1600-2200 people.
It really shows what to look for and how to think, personally I would rather sell my mom than this book.....
Its divided in 10 chapters with clear cut explanations of the reviewed topic.
Nothing much else to say, other than you will regret not buying this book, especially if your opponent has it :)
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